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Embracing Discomfort: The Secret to Success
When it comes to improving our performance, it is often the tasks we least want to do that hold the greatest potential for growth. The challenge, however, is that humans naturally avoid tasks that feel uncomfortable or require lot's of effort. These tasks push us beyond our comfort zone, which can feel daunting. However - pushing our comfort zone (HSC CoWorks Key Behaviour #4) is essential for progress. Engaging in tasks that challenge us forces our brains to create new neural connections or...
Finish your HSC with Zero Regrets!
The future is still to be created by the actions we take today. It is inevitable that ALL students will experience the famous ‘post trials slump’. However, the students who are able to have a controlled and well earned break before resuming their training for the...
The Post Trials Slump
With trials just about finished up for everyone, we wanted to discuss a very common obstacle that students tend to face around this time of year: the post-trials slump. Yes it’s a real thing! After (hopefully) working very hard in the lead-up to trials, and...
Thank you
A huge thank you to everyone who has referred friends and family to commence in October 2020 for HSC 2021. The vast majority of our clients come from word of mouth and we are thrilled that the work we are doing with our students is resonating with so many families. At...
Five Tips For Your Trial Exam Preparation
“The HSC Trials”. A phrase synonymous with the business end of the HSC. For the majority of you this set of important exams will be beginning over the next couple of weeks.
Our Top 6 Tips: Making the Most of the July Break
With less than 40 days remaining until the majority of students commence their trial examinations, here are our top 6 tips…
Block Procrastination and Distraction with Goals
When you have the choice of continuing with more work/training OR succumbing to instant gratification and picking up the phone or watching youtube etc the decision will be much more likely to be consistent with achieving your goals if the goals are up in front...
74 Days Until Trials Begin: What Is Your Plan?
As of today there are 74 days until the Trial Exams begin and in that 74 days there are a lot of competing agendas to take a student’s attention away from training for an exam block that will make up approximately 25% of a students ATAR.
HSC Success Is All in the Mind: Education Today
After appearing on Business Australia’s podcast, ‘The Company You Keep’, our Head Performance Coach and Managing Director, Jesse Gardiner, speaks to Education Today about developing a positive HSC mindset.
Output Matters: Why You Can’t Just ‘Show Up’
It’s easy to confuse just showing up with making progress because you showed up so something must be happening, that’s better than not being here right?
Yes showing up is better than not even showing up at all… but barely.
Michael Jordan and the HSC CoWorks Key Behaviours
22 years after Jordan won his last NBA championship he has maintained universal relevance due to the qualities he displayed as an athlete on the basketball court which we can all relate to as being the same qualities to achieve success on the court of life.
Measured Performance: An Indicator of Future Success
The Measured Performance (‘MP’) is our index for tracking student progress and output at HSC CoWorks.
Who wants a great HSC result? Everyone!
How many people want a fantastic HSC result? Everyone! How many people get a fantastic HSC result? Not everyone. The idea of what constitutes 'fantastic' is going to differ between students, however there is one commonality amongst all students who do achieve that...
If you can’t do the little things right, how can you expect to do the big things well?
Everyone wants to be able to do the big things well but there is very little differentiator between those who can, and those who can't. Those who are able to succeed have had to put in the hard work with all the little things in order to allow them the chance to...
6 Steps to Conquering Mount HSC, Mount Uni & Mount Life
Learning how to learn (and enjoying it!) is an opportunity available to every HSC student. Here are our 6 top tips for getting up your next mountain successfully.
Virtual Campfire – Encouragement, accountability and community
Always helps to know other people are also putting in the hard yards Virtual Campfire - A place for encouragement, accountability and communityI think it's safe to say most people enjoy sitting around a campfire should the opportunity arise. While there is no heat...
What if you were suddenly given everything you want?
There is a knock on the door and a delivery driver is there with a box on it with the following message:
‘Congratulations! Inside this box is your goal ATAR, early entry into your dream university course and a feeling of no regrets’
Do you take the box?
Right Now: A Significant Moment
Right now is a significant moment because right now there is a choice available. You have just two options.
The Answer to Your Motivation Issues
Zig Ziglar (motivation Guru from the 80s and 90s) is famous for saying ‘People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.’
How to Make the Most Out of ‘Lockdown Learning’
With NESA confirming that the 2020 HSC will be going ahead, students need to be flexible, consistent and solutions-focused if they want to make the most out of their HSC year.
COVID-19 RESPONSE
In the face of uncertain and challenging times, it is important to respond with flexibility and positivity. In response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Australia, the team at HSC CoWorks were proactive and adaptive, working tirelessly to update the service and continue...
